Moths of Orange County, California
Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA
Exotic species, yellow background |
Acrolophidae (Burrowing Webworm Moths) |
Adelidae (Fairy Moths) |
Autostichidae |
Tubeworm Moth,
Acrolophus sp. |
Amydria sp. |
Fairy Moth |
Fairy Longhorn Moth,
Adela eldorada
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Four-spotted Yellowneck, Oegoconia quadripuncta |
Batrachedridae |
Blastobasidae
(Scavenger Moths) |
Bombycidae
(Silkworm Moths) |
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Batrachedra enormis |
Inquiline Moth,
Batrachedra striolata |
Pigrittia sp. |
Domestic silkmoth,
Bombyx mori
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Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths) |
Cosmopterigidae
(Cosmet Moths) |
Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths) |
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Casebearer Moth,
Holcocera iceryaeella |
Coleophora sp. |
Casebearer Moth,
Pyroderces badia |
Carpenterworm Moth,
Prionoxystus robiniae |
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Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths) |
White-trimmed Abegesta,
Abegesta remellalis |
Fractured Western Snout Moth, Diastictis fracturalis |
Dicymolomia metalliferalis |
Dicymolomia opuntialis |
Duponchelia fovealis |
Euchromius ocelleus |
Eudonia rectilinea |
Fissicrambus sp. |
Glyphodes onychinalis |
Cabbage Webworm Moth,
Hellula rogatalis |
Loxostegopsis merrickalis |
Lucerne Moth,
Nomophila nearctica |
Snout Moth,
Parapediasia torquatella |
Crambid Moth,
Pero mizon
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Snout moth,
Petrophila jaliscalis |
Pyrausta californicalis |
Pyrausta inornatalis |
Southern Purple Mint Moth,
Pyrausta laticlavia |
Pyrausta volupialis |
Scybalistodes periculosalis |
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth, Spoladea recurvalis |
Stegea salutalis |
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Elachistidae (Grass Miner Moths) |
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Grass Miner Moth, Agonopterix sp.? |
Perittia passula |
Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier Moth, Rectiostoma fernaldella |
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Erebidae |
Penitent, Catocala piatrix |
Joined Underwing Moth,
Catocala junctura |
Underwing Moth, Catocala sp. |
Lichen Moth, Cisthene liberomacula |
Drasteria divergens |
Drasteria edwardsii |
Drasteria ochracea |
Hemeroplanis historialis |
Anvil-wing Moth,
Hemeroplanis incusalis |
Idia Moth, Idia americalis |
Litocala Moth, Litocala sexsignata |
Lichen Moth, Lycomorpha sp. |
Edwards' Glassy-wing, Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii |
Lunate Zale, Zale lunata |
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Gelechiidae |
Aristotelia adenostomae |
Twirler Moth, Chionodes braunella |
Exoteleia graphicella |
Leucogoniella californica |
Cotton Stem Moth,
Platyedra subcinerea |
Geometridae (Looper Moths) |
Archirhoe neomexicana |
Dwarf Tawny Wave Moth, Cyclophora nanaria |
Emerald Moth, Dichorda sp. |
Digrammia denticulata
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Digrammia irrorata |
Digrammia sp. |
Disclisioprocta stellata |
Drepanulatrix monicaria |
Euphyia implicata |
Eupithecia sp. |
Eusarca falcata |
Sulfur moth,
Hesperumia sulphuraria |
Idaea bonifata |
Idaea demissaria |
Idaea occidentaria |
Mountain Mahogany Looper, Iridopsis clivinaria |
Perizoma custodiata |
Perizoma epictata |
Meske's Pero,
Pero meskaria |
Western Pero,
Pero occidentalis |
Pero radiosaria |
Omnivorous Looper,
Sabulodes aegrotata |
Pug Moth, Eupitheciini |
Tribe Boarmiini |
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Heliozelidae
(Leaf Miners) |
Incurvariidae
(Yucca Moths) |
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Leaf Miner Moth,
Coptodisa powellella |
Yucca Moth,
Tegeticula maculata |
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Lasiocampidae
(Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths) |
Gloveria medusa |
Lappet Moth,
Phyllodesma americana |
Tolype distincta |
Tolype sp. |
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Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths) |
Western tussock moth,
Orgyia vetusta (female) |
Western tussock moth,
Orgyia vetusta (male) |
Tribe Orgyiini |
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Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths) |
Owlet Moth,
Annaphila diva |
Green Cutworm Moth,
Anicla infecta |
Black Witch,
Ascalapha odorata |
Alfalfa Looper Moth,
Autographa californica
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Owlet Moth,
Bryolymnia viridata |
Irene's Underwing,
Catocala irene |
The Penitent, Catocala piatrix |
Tobacco Budworm Moth,
Chloridea virescens |
Soybean Looper Moth,
Chrysodeixis includens |
Cucullia sp. |
Olive Green Cutworm Moth,
Dargida procincta |
Dolocucullia dentilinea |
Cowhead Arches Moth,
Drasteria pallescens |
Cutworm Moth,
Euxoa sp. |
Owlet Moth,
Feralia februalis |
The Wedgling,
Galgula partita |
Corn Earworm Moth,
Helicoverpa zea |
Owlet Moth,
Heliothodes diminutiva |
Darker-spotted Straw Moth,
Heliothis phloxiphagus |
Edwards' Glassywing,
Hemihyalea edwardsii |
Collared Arches Moth,
Lacinipolia strigicollis |
Leucania februalis |
Bilobed Looper,
Megalographa biloba |
Triplex cutworm moth,
Micrathetis triplex |
Mouralia tinctoides |
Armyworm,
Mythimna unipuncta |
Large Yellow Underwing,
Noctua pronuba |
Pearly Underwing,
Peridroma saucia |
Plagiomimicus tepperi |
Bird-dropping Moth,
Ponometia acutus |
Protorthodes alfkenii |
Schinia perminuta |
Beet Armyworm,
Spodoptera exigua |
Common Flower Moth,
Schinia pulchripennis |
Schinia scarletina |
Flower Moth, Schinia sp. |
Sympistis linda |
Tetanolita palligera |
Cabbage Looper Moth,
Trichoplusia ni |
Ulolonche dilecta |
Zosteropoda hirtipes |
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Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths) |
Painted Arachnis,
Arachnis picta |
Lichen moth,
Cisthene liberomacula |
Lichen moth,
Cisthene faustinula |
Lichen moth,
Cisthene perrosea |
Brown ctenuchid,
Ctenucha brunnea
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Salt Marsh Moth,
Estigmene acrea |
Leopard Print Moth,
Grammia urcina |
Grammia nevadensis |
Spotted Tussock Moth,
Lophocampa maculata |
Mexican Tiger Moth,
Notarctia proxima |
Vestal tiger moth,
Spilosoma vestalis |
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Notodontidae (Prominent Moths) |
Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths) |
Plutellidae (Diamondback Moths) |
Western Furcula,
Furcula occidentalis |
Red-humped Caterpillar Moth, Schizura concinna |
White-shouldered House-Moth, Endrosis sarcitrella |
Plutella xylostella |
Plutella sp. |
Prodoxidae (Bogus Yucca Moths) |
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Greya politella
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Prodoxus marginatus |
Prodoxus sp.? |
Prodoxus sp.? |
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Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths) |
Geranium Plume Moth,
Amblyptilia pica |
Plume Moth,
Dejongia californicus |
Plume Moth,
Hellinsia longifrons |
Lantana Plume Moth,
Lantana pusillidactyla |
Plume moth,
Stenoptilodes sp. |
Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths) |
Acrobasis comptella |
Aglossa cacamica |
Aglossa electalis |
Snout moth, Arta epicoenalis |
Arta Moth,
Arta statalis |
Ephestiodes gilvescentella
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Homeosoma sp. caterpillar |
Predaceous caterpillar,
Laetilia dilatifasciella |
Acorn Moth,
Myelopsis subtetricella |
Ozamia fuscomaculella |
Indian Meal Moth,
Plodia interpunctella |
Hypsopygia phoezalis |
Toripalpus trabalis |
Genista Broom Moth,
Uresiphita reversalis |
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Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths) |
Polyphemus Silkmoth,
Antheraea polyphemus
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Brown day moth,
Hemileuca eglanterina
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Electra Buckmoth,
Hemileuca electra
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Ceanothus silkmoth,
Hyalophora euryalus |
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Scythrididae (Flower Moths) |
Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths) |
Flower Moth, Neoscythris sp? |
Flower Moth |
Glorious Squash Vine Borer,
Melittia gloriosa |
Western Poplar Clearwing, Paranthrene robiniae |
Buckwheat root borer, Synanthedon polygoni |
Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths) |
Cramer's Sphinx Moth,
Erinnyis crameri |
Achemon Sphinx Moth,
Eumorpha achemon |
Western Snowberry Clearwing
Sphinx Moth, Hemaris thetis
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White-lined sphinx moth,
Hyles lineata
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Five-spotted Hawk Moth,
Manduca quinquemaculata |
Tomato Hornworm Moth,
Manduca sexta |
Poplar sphinx moth,
Pachysphinx occidentalis |
One-eyed sphinx moth,
Smerinthus cerisyi |
Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth,
Sphinx drupiferarum (perelegans?) |
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Tineidae (Clothes Moths) |
Amydria sp. |
Bird Nest Moth,
Monopis crocicapitella |
Yellow V Moth,
Oinophila v-flava |
Opogona omoscopa |
Plaster Bagworm,
Phereoeca praecox
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Household Casebearer Moth, Phereoeca uterella |
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Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths) |
Fruittree Leafroller Moth,
Archips argyrospila |
Orange Tortrix Moth,
Argyrotaenia franciscana |
Garden Tortrix Moth,
Clepsis peritana |
Cotton Tipworm Moth,
Crocidosema plebejana |
Filbertworm Moth,
Cydia latiferreana |
Epinotia signiferana |
Epinotia subviridis |
Oriental Fruit Moth ,
Grapholita molesta |
Henricus umbrabasana |
Chrysanthemum Flower Borer Moth,
Lorita scarificata |
Platynota viridana |
Tribe Cochylini |
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Xyloryctidae (Flower Moths) |
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Ypsolophidae
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Flower Moth |
Flower Moth
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Ypsolopha cervella |
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